Abstract A device for sharpening skis having metal edges. The metal edges comprise metal strips inset at the bottom edges and overhanging the body of the ski. This becomes dull and dented in use, requiring scraping and refinishing. The device comprises a generally rectangular plastic member having a handle on the upper side. At the bottom, the center portion is cut out to provide a central well portion which fits over the bottom of the ski. A steel blade with a flat file edge is resiliently mounted in each side wall of the well so that the blades are resiliently urged against the edges of the metal strips. The device is stroked back and forth along the ski bottom to grind the metal edges. A file member may be inset in the well portion at right angles to the blades, to contact the bottom of the ski including the metal strip. This provides a finishing action at the bottom and the sides simultaneously.
A ski sharpener comprising a generally rectangular block of material having a handle on one surface, a cut out portion on the other surface sufficiently wide to loosely straddle a ski bottom having metal strips along each side edge overhanging the ski edge, file means slidably mounted on each wall of said cut out engaging the ski strips to grind and sharpen the edges of the strips when the device is manually reciprocated along the ski bottom, and a pair of coil springs mounted behind each file means for resiliently urging said file means against the ski strips.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A ski sharpener comprising a generally rectangular block of material having a handle on one surface, a cut out portion on the other surface sufficiently wide to loosely straddle a ski bottom having metal strips along each side edge overhanging the ski edge, file means slidably mounted on each wall of said cut out engaging the ski strips to grind and sharpen the edges of the strips when the device is manually reciprocated along the ski bottom, and a pair of coil springs mounted behind each file means for resiliently urging said file means against the ski strips.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A ski sharpener as in claim 1, wherein said cut out is provided with a recess in each side wall thereof, said file means comprising a flat blade slidably mounted in each recess, the outer edge of each blade having a file cut surface, said coil springs being mounted behind said blades.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A ski sharpener as in claim 2, wherein said block is provided with spaced vertical stop pins adjacent each side of said blades, said blades having integral extending lugs engaging said stop pins to hold said blades in said block.